DS138 Nagging

It's a new day. I'm Kim Gaskill and this is the Daily Spark. Do you nag? Do you get nagged? I listen to my niece argue just about every morning with her mom. Her mom will say over and over things for her to do, and she doesn't seem to listen. She seems to go out of her way to not do what she wants. Typical teenager. I'm sure if you have kids, you are quite aware of this situation. You feel like you're constantly repeating yourself and talking to a wall because they're not listening. But are you to the point where you're nagging? You may not see it, you may not think you're nagging, but the people around you, if they're telling you 'Just let it go.' Or they're telling you, 'You might as well stop. They're not listening to you.' If you keep hearing comments like that, you probably are a nag. Now, we nag people for lots of different reasons. If you look up relationship information about nagging, it's usually about coffee grinds in the sink, or crumbs on the counter, or wet towels in the bathroom, or dirty socks on the floor. Just little things that really don't matter in the scheme of things. They really don't. But they can become some of the biggest arguments. And then they turn into nagging. Even when people aren't doing something wrong. You beat that point to death over and over and over again because you're holding on to everything in the past that's happened and you can't let it go. You can't. You have that inane desire to be right or to be heard or to be respected about something, and because you're holding on to that You continually nag about little things because you don't want to really talk about the big thing. You, you disassociate from what you're really upset about and you start picking little things that really don't matter, but it gives you an opportunity to just repeat over and over and over again something. To get that other person to admit that you're right, or to respect you about something, or to pay attention to you, or give you their time. If you're doing that in your advertising, stop. Just stop. People don't want to be nagged. Sometimes walking away, sometimes that's the best thing. As a nagger, sometimes you just need to let go. And if you're being nagged all the time, maybe you just need to do things. Just do it and people will quit nagging you. Now they might nag you about something else because they might just be that personality that they have to find something to nag you about. But the best rule of thumb, if you're a nagger, just let it go. And if you're being nagged all the time, just do it. And see if things change. It's all about negative and positive. You look for the positive, you have less time to be nagging about the negative. Hope you have a positive day. Join me again tomorrow for another Daily Spark.